Sanderling Calidris alba feeding on North Norfolk Beach in Winter
The sanderling is a small, plump, energetic wading bird. It has a short straight black bill and medium length black legs. It is pale grey above and white underneath, and there is a black mark at its shoulder where the folded wing meets the body. It does not breed in the UK, but is a winter visitor and passage migrant in spring and autumn, journeying to and from their high Arctic breeding grounds. Small groups of sanderlings can often be seen on beaches scurrying after waves as they roll back out to sea. They are actually looking for tiny crustaceans and mollusks exposed by the retreating water.
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Location: Norfolk England UK
Photo credit: © Ernie Janes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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